Pastoralists divided on gas industry, as NT government clears fracking in Beetaloo Basin

Mike Harding fears the long-term impacts of fracking in the Beetaloo Basin. (ABC Rural: Max Rowley)

Tom Stockwell has watched for years as roads and other infrastructure in regional parts of the Northern Territory have gone backwards. 

"The money that's gone into roads and telecommunications, and any sort of public infrastructure, has just been declining," Mr Stockwell said.